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No way, man. Fuck off.

Can't wait to see bloody Shola at HT.

Pardew probably spent more time picking out his outfit than working on our attacking play, the twat.

Another floated 40 yard diagonal into the box. FUCK OFF.

I think we may be the worst football team ever.

Jonas, man.

He'll be wearing a tin foil hat next.

And 5 points off 12th if we lose.

We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course. We don't have 3 players, though. Shola can't start games and is often not in a position to be on the bench, too. I know, that's why we need to buy one.

We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course.

Really?

I really don't think Ba can play there. It seems like another daft compromise. He does his best work for the team there. Links our midfield and attack (which discourages long aimless punts) and he isn't fixed there either so he can still gamble on balls in the box/score goals as he did yesterday. He operated there yesterday for large spells tbh, and they both (he and Cisse, that is) looked better for it. Don't even really think it's a compromise. Either of the Dembas huffing and puffing down the channels is a compromise, and not an effective one. I disagree, I don't think he's particularly good at it. When he's been asked to fulfil that role this season we've struggled offensively. I don't think he has the necessary attributes to be successful there over an extended period. And he didn't really play there yesterday. He occasionally dropped deeper and alternated with Cisse, but he was never the third man in midfield. Clearly putting one of the two on the wing is also a compromise, but it's the best solution available until we can buy a dedicated winger.

I really don't think Ba can play there. It seems like another daft compromise. I would love to see this: Anita Cabaye - Marveaux HBA - Cisse/Ba - Ba/Cisse

Not that it really matters, but the midfield 3 was clearly a 1-2, not a 2-1.

Vastly improved performance. First time this season I've enjoyed watching us, even if we were unnecessarily, if not predictably, defensive in the second half. Anita was superb along with Marveaux, whilst Jonas really is finished, sadly. More of the same pls, Pardew.

Really thought it was a 1-2.

That's the standard 4-3-3.

We played 4-3-3 tonight, no? No. Fairly sure we did, like. Tiote Anita - Marveaux Cisse - Ba - Jonas

We played 4-3-3 tonight, no?

According to a source that is the team that's playing. Same source who said Taylor was on bench for Sunderland and was right. Ba on the wing?

But he's never going to drop Jonas.

People clearly think Cisse is better.

I know. There seems to be a load of his personal photos circulating on the internet. All of the other fakes have posted them in an attempt to convince people the account is real.

Nah, it's not.

How's that? We haven't got the players and we're playing better teams than we've just played. As Parky says, we need to be a bit more intelligent than that. What for? 4-3-3? We certainly don't have the players for 4-4-2.